WOMR and the Academy Playhouse
FUSION JAZZ BLEU MUSIC
Present Bleu Music Featuring Chev Hardy
Concert by student band will benefit Cape Cod???s community radio station and the Academy Playhouse
Provincetown, MA, May 17, 2017: WOMR and the Academy of Performing Arts will present a special evening of jazz and blues at 7:00 pm on Friday June 9th at The Playhouse Academy, 120 Main Street in Orleans, the radio station announced today. Cape Cod???s multi-talented student band Bleu Music, featuring former members of Good Question, will be performing with a special appearance by vocalist Chev Hardy.
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CHEV HARDY
Bleu Music??is a group of dynamic student musicians who play a repertoire of fusion jazz, funk and blues. They also play popular standards from artists like Van Morrison, John Mayer, and??Dave Matthews, as well as some original songs.
The band ranges from ages 14 to 17. Dylan Routhier (flute & piano), and Keb Hutchings-McMahon (acoustic and electric guitar) have played at the South East Regional All State competition, First Night Chatham and as part of the CJazz Conservatory Jazz Ensemble. Ben Andrade (drums) and Ethan Zayatz (bass) are also part of Bleu Music.????
???These guys played last spring at Preservation Hall in Wellfleet and blew everyone away while channeling ???Cannonball??? Adderly and Miles Davis,??? said John Braden, WOMR???s Executive Director.
Jazz vocalist Chev Hardy evokes the greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Billie Holiday. She has performed at a number of venues on Cape Cod, including the 2017 Cape Cod Women???s Music Festival at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis. ???Chev is an excellent singer, as anyone who has heard her knows, and she???s a great addition to the band,??? added Braden.
Tickets are $15, $10 for students and are available at WOMR.org and at APACape.org.
About WOMR: WOMR is a noncommercial, nonprofit educational community radio station offering an eclectic blend of music and spoken-word programming since 1982 and broadcasting from Provincetown, Massachusetts???making it ???outermost radio.??? WOMR is not affiliated with any educational institution and derives its financial support from listeners, businesses and funding organizations. WOMR can be heard at 92.1 FM and at 91.3 FM. More information at www.womr.org
About the Academy Playhouse: The Academy of Performing Arts is proud to offer major productions, concerts, children???s matinees and new works on a year-round basis showcasing local and guest artists. The Academy School offers summer workshops in musical theater, drama, and dance as well as year-round classes and private instruction.